All Things Google will introduce educators to several Google products, including Google Classroom, Advanced Search, Google Drive, Google News, Google Sites, YouTube, and more. Significant emphasis will be placed on how these tools can impact classroom practice, including writing, teaching, and reflecting on lesson plans using Google tools. Students will also create "How-To" screencasts to teach their students and/or colleagues how to use these Google tools.
Students will learn about low-, mid-, and high-tech assistive technology that helps to address students' unique learning needs so they may find success in their learning environment. Students will learn to use a variety of assistive technology and receive an introduction and overview of augmentative and alternative communication devices that support language development for students with limited verbal ability.
Canva Plus is the next step after Canva for Education, created in response to Canva's rapid growth and powerful new features. As Canva continues to evolve - adding tools like AI helpers, photo and video editing, Sheets, and interactive apps - this course gives educators a chance to explore what's new and discover how these tools can support more engaging and efficient teaching.
The course aims to prepare educators to successfully teach advanced computer programming for high school students in all curricular areas. Students will continue to develop their background in computer programming with the study of data structures; including arrays, linked lists, stacks, queues, and hash tables. Algorithms to manage these structures will also be a focus, including searching and sorting.
Storytelling is a timeless way to inspire, connect and educate. Today's technology opens even more exciting possibilities. In the Digital Storytelling course, you will learn to combine video, music, graphics and narration to create powerful, multimedia stories. Designed to spark creativity and engagement, this hands-on course will help you and your students bring ideas to life using technology for storytelling, including Photo Story 3, PowerPoint, Keynote, iMovie and Windows 10 Movie Maker.
We live in the information age. Without knowledge of special tools, the sheer volume of data and information constantly bombarding us would overwhelm our efforts to make sense of the firehose of information coming at us in all directions. Excel is the Swiss army knife of information management. You can calculate grades, transform raw data into meaningful information, or create school-wide planning templates with Excel.
Google Drive Expanding is an online course designed for educators who want to apply powerful online productivity tools to standards-based instruction. The course uses a combination of free Google applications and third-party add-ons and emphasizes collaboration with other educators and people worldwide.
Our most popular course, Google Drive for Educators, is for all teachers, technology coordinators, administrators, and librarians who want to take personal and educational productivity to a new level. You will learn to create documents, quizzes, surveys, slideshows, and spreadsheets using five free Goole applications: Drive, Documents, Forms, Sheets, and Slides. These apps are easy to learn and packed with features.
This course is the first in a series of Computer Science Authorization courses that enable teachers to be credentialed to teach Computer Science and is designed to fulfill requirements for the California Computer Science Supplemental Authorization, but may be taken by those not seeking the Supplemental Authorization.
The iPad has proven its tremendous potential to revolutionize the way students learn and teachers teach. This versatile teaching and learning tool becomes a textbook, calculator, drawing pad, interactive map, or speaking dictionary - all with an intuitive swipe of a finger. The iPad brings the world (via the Internet) literally into your hands.
You already own at least one great camera, whether it's a DSLR, smartphone, GoPro, or even a drone, but you may wonder why it produces such ordinary photos. In this class, we will unlock the potential of the gear you already have and transform those ordinary photos into extraordinary visual tools for instruction.
A WebQuest is an inquiry-oriented lesson format in which most or all the information that learners work with comes from the web. The WebQuest model was created in 1995 and has grown in popularity since. This approach to active learning positions the student in the center of the instructional activity and encourages them to use critical thinking, scientific reasoning, and problem-solving skills.
Microsoft Word remains one of the most versatile tools for creating, editing, and sharing written content. In Word: The Ultimate Writing Tool, educators explore how to use this powerful program to streamline their workflow, enhance instructional materials, and improve student learning experiences. This course highlights practical applications of Word for educators, from designing engaging handouts and templates to using advanced formatting, tables, and graphics.
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